Crafts: Doodle Art
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Remembering Jerusalem Doodle Craft For The Three Weeks
We are now at the beginning of the mourning period on the Jewish calendar known as “The Three Weeks” and of course since many are on summer vacation, doing some crafting that is relevant to the time period is a must! it is true, there are all kinds of laws whose observance helps us not…
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Recycled Cardboard Tube Logs, A Fun Craft For Lag B’Omer!
Here’s a fun recycled cardboard tube craft, in this case I used paper towel tubes, that is perfect just about any time really……though of course with the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up, that is what I have made them for. Lag B’Omer involves bonfires, generally really huge ones in our neck of the…
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Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly Craft Plus Doodling Equals Fabulous!
Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day, and it turns out that the butterfly is actually a symbol used in Holocaust Education (check out my previous post, here) and a yellow one turns out to be even more timely…….and so you see the craft that I was thinking was just too cheerful to post yesterday is actually…
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Fish Shaped Gift Tags Are Fun To Make And To Use!
Need a tiny project to fulfill that need for a little bit of creativity? Why not make some of these fun fish shaped gift tags that are perfect for Purim, or any time really! And if you don’t need any gift tags, so use them as ornaments or make a mobile or even combine them…
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Doodling On Paper Plates Craft For Anytime!
Doodling on paper plates is just about one of the simplest craft ideas I’ve every come up with, and yet it is really so much fun! So put out some plates and even something as simple as ball point pens, and watch as everyone gets to work decorating their plates! I actually did this drawing…
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Dancing Numbers Birthday Card Craft For Kids
Here’s another cute and simple homemade birthday card (the ONLY way to go!) craft idea for kids — dancing numbers! I came up with this one last week for my very unenthused (sigh) when it comes to crafting 10 year old, and he ended up taking the paper with him to make the card in…
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Watercolor Flower Paintings And A Happy Birthday To Bubby!
To honor my dear mother on her birthday, and at least post a photo of a birthday card that was made on time, my daughter and I sat down for a little introduction to painting backgrounds with water color. And we quickly realized that painting with water colors to produce those lovely etherial paintings that…
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Doodle Hearts On Purim Katan!
Is love in the air? That can really be the only explanation for why my eight year old chose to draw hearts a few weeks ago, oblivious to the holiday celebrated on Feb. 14th, as it is generally not celebrated here, and I was not doing any heart crafting (though I would have loved to…
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Simple DIY Wrapping Paper With A Doodle Yarn Message!
It’s time to start thinking about holiday season, with Chanukah just one month away, yikes! So why not start with some simple DIY wrapping paper that is all about doodling…..a great way to relax before you start stressing out about all the holiday preparations (in my case, not yours of course!)
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Doodle Drawing Craft For Rosh HaShana
Here’s a fun doodle drawing craft for Rosh HaShana that’s perfect for a nice range of ages, and requires only very basic supplies! I love how these apples, pomgranites and carrots look on our white sideboard, though we had originally thought of gluing magnets on the back and using them to cover the fridge. Still…
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Recycled Doodle Patterned Cannisters….For Rosh HaShana Gift Packaging!
With the Jewish New Year just around the corner, well rather 2 plus weeks, whipping up some little gift containers for gifting New Year’s treats is a great little craft to think about right about now. I love using recycled food containers to make gift packaging and while in the United States we bought some…
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Hanukkah Drawings On Graph Paper Re-Visited
The other day my 9 year old son came home with this version of the little graph paper Hanukkah doodle that I posted last week. Of course I uttered a few oohs and ahhs, as it’s quite a work of art. Okay, not exactly an example of pure creativity, but the idea is to create,…